Pay Equity

In 2021, Illinois amended the Equal Pay Act of 2003 by adding a requirement that covered employers submit demographic and wage data to the Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL). This requirement applied to private employers with one hundred or more Illinois employees that were also required to file EEO-1 reports. These covered employers were required to obtain an Equal Pay Registration Certificate (EPRC) from the Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) during the initial EPRC registration process, which ended on March 24, 2024. The EPRC certification must be renewed every two years meaning that many employers that obtained their certifications in 2023 will be required to file new EPRC applications during calendar year 2025. As 2025 moves forward, IDOL is making updates to the EPRC application process and discussing these changes in a series of webinars.